Eight dead after suicide bombing in Russia’s Caucasus

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Published time: August 19, 2012 06:32
Edited time: August 19, 2012 19:10

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Eight people were killed and fifteen wounded by a suicide bombing in the Russian Republic of Ingushetia, according to reports by the country’s main law enforcement agency.

Both police and civilians were injured in the blast, according to the latest casualty figures.

The bombing targeted mourners at a funeral for a police officer killed in a shootout on Saturday.

The force of the explosive device was reportedly equivalent to ten kilograms of TNT, and was packed with shrapnel to increase the likelihood of casualties. Earlier reports suggested the force of the bomb was equivalent to three kilograms.

“According to preliminary results, it was a suicide bomber who blew himself up at the mourning ceremony,” RIA Novosti quoted the secretary of the Region’s Security Council as saying.

“A head of a man whom nobody was able to identify was found several meters from the site of the bombing,” Interfax news agency reported, quoting a source in the Republic’s police agency. “It may suggest the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.”

RIA Novosti previously reported that five people were killed by what was believed to be a bomb blast that detonated underneath a police vehicle.

Ingushetian President Yunus-Bek Evkurov claimed the attack was deliberately planned to take place during the major Muslim holiday Uraza Bayram, known internationally as Eid al-Fitr.

“According to the obtained information, the attack on the policeman who died in the hospital from his injuries was specifically planned to carry out the funeral bombing,” Interfax quoted Evkurov as saying.

On Saturday, unknown attackers in a car opened fire on a police officer, and then fled.

The officer was taken to a hospital and later died from his wounds. A 14-year-old girl was also wounded in the shooting, and is currently in post-surgery recovery.

People gather at the site of a suicide bomb attack in the Malgobek district in the north of Ingushetia, in this still image taken from video August 19, 2012.(Reuters/Russian Interior Ministry press service via Reuters TV/Handout)

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Investigators work at the site of a suicide bomb attack in the Malgobek district in the north of Ingushetia, August 19, 2012. (Reuters/Kazbek Basayev)

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Damaged cars are seen after a suicide bomb attack in the Malgobek district in the north of Ingushetia, in this still image taken from video August 19, 2012. (Reuters/Russian Interior Ministry press service via Reuters TV/Handout)

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Zash65OI 20.08.2012 07:03

if russia doesn't start swinging fists and arms soon they will have a chaos like in the 1995 with chechnya who was the focus point of jihadist moving from arab world to russia on a payroll of cia, zionist scum..
its time russia delivers Iskander missiles to Syria, Mig-31 , and move 20.000 russians to syria as a sign to NATO the moment they observe a terrorist coming to syria from abroad the russian military will enter that country and blow their terrorist infrastructure up in the air! .. and if you try to stop us, we will nuke you!..

the gloves are off, .. time for imperialism to be stopped in its tracks and its teeth to be broken! .. Putin what are you waiting for! .. This what happened in caucasus is a WAR DECLARATION on russia from the zionists and usa ..

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That's the reason Russia and allies should deal with them in Syria (unregistered) 20.08.2012 05:33

Russia help Assad wipe these Islamic Terrorists in Syria and Middle East to stop repeat of their crimes in Chechnya and Afghanistan in 1980.

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Ottoman 20.08.2012 01:48

Already USA/CIA are using their Kurdish Terror base inside Turkey to undermine and destroy the Russian border republics in Dagestan and Chechnya. All part of Operation Anaconda encircling Russia,China in interlocking bases and missile sites. Constricting, Squeezing the life out of both nations before the final conflict WW3 they believe will finish both Russia, China off.

Apparent ly USA/CIA feels hiding that terrorist base inside a NATO country (Turkey) would protect that base from being attacked by Syria or Russia (same base is being used to stage,fund,equipt and re-supply the Kurdish Terrorists operating inside Syria.

HOWEVE R, these terrorists nearly always operate with long distant oversight by US Special OPs in the field via communication, drone surveilance and laser targeting directions.

As such, Russian technicians should be able to triangulate on the communications orgins as well as determine whenever laser targeting is painting an area to unleash a large area focused intensive man-hunt to capture those individuals pulling the strings on those Kurdish terrorists.

T urkey is way over their head in playing both sides of these current conflicts inside Syria now in Russia's southern borders while playing up to Iran and Russia.

Turke y should have realized when USA/Israel/NATO/UN hung their executed Turkish Citizens murdered in the Gaza peace flotilla out to dry those nations were certainly not in Turkey's best interest. Turkey appears to be going thru a Bi-Polar moment which is nearly unthinkable after an alleged Israeli hit team nearly succeeded in assassinating the Turkish PM in nearby Jordan. Now Turkey is seriously being played by the US State Department which can only end up very badly for Turkey.

Wake UP Turkey, your treatment of Russia and Syria will come back to haunt you again and again.

The evil Zionists leading Apartheid Israel are not your friends nor are the US State Department carrying huge sacks of free US Taxpayer cash for bribes.

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